Brown Bear


Posted by Cliff LeSergent on Fri Aug 22, 2003 3:31 pm

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I didn't want the site overrun with avian photos, so I thought I'd post this one. :lol:

Black bear, in the brown colour phase. One of the few bears in Banff without ear tags!

Taken with a Pentax 645N and 300mm f4 lens on Fuji Provia 100F (the JPEG compression was not kind to this photo).
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by Dennis Olivero on Fri Aug 22, 2003 4:28 pm
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Great subject Cliff and he is looking you dead in the eye for good visual impact. Some additional sharpening could be used IMHO...
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by bill3540 on Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:51 pm
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Cliff,
Great shot. I don't want to frighten you, but this bear looks to be a grizzly rather than a black bear. The pointed nose. small ears, and hump back are classic signs of a grizzly. You may well have been closer to this bear than you really wanted to be. Nevertheless, it's a wonderful photo.
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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:53 pm
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Man that is one big bear! The light is a bit harsh but what an imposing capture.
 

by Cliff LeSergent on Fri Aug 22, 2003 11:11 pm
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Bill, it's most assuredly not a grizzly. We came across this one and its brother (sister?), which was the black phase, foraging on the side of the road one morning. This was shot from inside our van, so I felt pretty safe.

The original 6x4.5 transparency looks a lot better. I'm not sure what I did wrong downsizing it, but the contrast and sharpness look a lot worse in the JPEG image here. Any helpful hints?
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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Aug 23, 2003 7:07 am
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Hi Cliff---how fortunate you were to see this animal! Although I am no expert, it appears to be a black bear and one whose photo looks pretty good to me! I would consider darkening the grass to rduce the impression of harsh light. What were your steps in the re-sizing and sharpening? USM may be applied in steps along the way but is usually the last step after down-sizing and before converting for the web. Hope this helps.
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by Rich S on Sat Aug 23, 2003 8:37 am
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One bloody big bear whose full attention you have captured! Like the composition, & Juli's suggestions on darkening the grass a bit and applying USM last should help. This one's going to be tough for jpeg whatever you do, however, because you've got so much detail throughout. (The avian types with their smooth backgrounds have it easy. ;) )

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